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Strategic Defence Review

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 15 October 2024UIN 8456

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role artificial intelligence has played in (a) sifting and (b) evaluating Strategic Defence Review submissions.

Answered by Luke Pollard

AI is helping the Strategic Defence Review team comprehend and analyse over 8,000 responses across the propositions, totalling over 2.2 million words.

This is enhancing the review team's ability to focus on complex tasks, such as applying robust challenge to submissions through Panel Sessions during October and November. AI is not a replacement for human judgment, but an enabler of greater efficiency and one part of facilitating a more comprehensive Review Process. Decisions on drafting are solely made by the reviewers: Lord George Robertson, General Sir Richard Barrons and Dr Fiona Hill.

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